Muffled bearing



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` UNITED STATES i,7 zo,19 1

PATENT oFFlcE.

JEAN F. WEBB, en., or NEW YORK, N'. Y.

nUFFLnD BEARING.

Application led September 26, 1927, Serial No. 222,047. Renewed.Il September 20,

My invention relates to shaft bearings and it has been particularly devised for use as a bearing for the crank or propeller shaft of air crafts, though its use is not so limited.

'lhe primary object of the invention is to muile the loud noises made by the vibrations of a propeller crank shaft when revolving within anti-friction bearings. In airplane use, the anti-friction bearings receive, absorb and transmit to the metal body of the .engine shell the noises made by the cranks,

and also the continuous vibrations of the propeller shaft, caused by the fluttering acf tion of the revolving blades against the terrific air pressure that opposes their revolution. The present practice is to force the anti-friction bearing outer ring into and rigidly imbed it in a pocket in the outside shell or frame of the engine. Thus the bearing at once becomes an integral part of the shell or frame so lthat each vibration and sound wave made by the crank bearings is instantly transmitted to the entire metal shell ofthe engine, and the metal soundresonance is thereby greatly magniied; when the body 'of the airplane is of metallic construction the passengers within the body are frequently deafened by the loud noises, the body acting as a resonator and amplifier as it were.

The theory of my invention is that, by` disconnecting the bearings of a propeller crank shaft from the metal shell of the engine, no waves of sound, caused by the crank shaft, nor the heavy vibrations of the crank shaft, caused by the wind resistance on the blades, can be fully transmitted to or magnified by the metallic resonance of the engine shell; and that the muliiingA and silencing of the noises which will always be made by the bearings, can be 'so confined, insulated and smothered by the use of my invention that it will make airplanes far more silent lfor military use, and far more comfortable in commercial use for the aviators and passengers, lwho are now deafened by their v roaring noise which can be heard for miles.

Further, it is an object of the invention to provide a A bearing of the character stated which can be easily and cheaply manufactured and one which can be 'used wherever shaft bearings'are employed either in aerial, land vehiclesa 'uatic vehicles or in machinery vof various 'A ,Y

Other objects will in part be `obvious, and in part be hereinafter referred to.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, my invention consists in the novelhereinafter more fully described and theny pointed out in the claims;

In the drawings:

Figure l is a horizontal section of a portion of an engine shell of an airplane with a preferred embodiment of my invention applied.

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the outer bearing ring per se. c Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing another embodiment of my invention.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Figure d. Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a third embodiment of my invention.

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6L i ln the drawings the parts which have the Vpocket 2 which is a apted to be closed by the cover 3 that is secured by screws 4, or in any other suitable manner.

The inner ring 5 of the bearing is adapted to fit on and turn with the propeller-'or engine crank shaft 13, while the other ring 8 is adapted to be rigidly held in a manner presently explained. 'Between the inner ring 5 and the other ring 8 are dis osed the usual anti-friction bearings 6 and aring-cage 'l'. Any desired type of anti-friction bearings roller or ball for example, may be employe In carrying out my invention, the outer ring 8 islprovided with a suitable number oflugs 9 which, together with the outer bearing ring, are tight y embeddedv in ablock 12 of wood, fibre, or other material of 'suitable' strength that is a poor conductor of sound.

This block or bed 12 is mountedwithin a sol bronze or other suitable metal casting sock.-

'outer bearing ring between the two halves of the outer split bear- -container 25 being preferably metal and the two parts thereof a lining 31 of sound deadenin material. box 24 is sustained such as a bracket orhanger eted to receive the ring and hold it against movement with retaining friction. The holder 15 for the ring 14 is provided with hollow lugs 16 to receive thev legs 18 that mount the holder 15 and bearing proper in rigid position within the metallic box 17 ,there being a suitable ller 19 placed within the box around the holder 15 to deaden sound as well as to reinforce or support the holder, The material of which the filler 19 is made may be of vulcanized rubber, fibre, `compressed asbestos, etc., etc., so long as it is a material that is a oor conductor of sound waves.

rIhe box17 in this embodiment of my invention is placed within the fixed support 21 which may be the engine shell having the ocket 20 to receive the box 17, the latter bemg sound insulated from the formerV by a suitable sound insulating lining 22, the parts being held within the support 21 by a suitable cover 23.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figure 7, it will be observedthat the 14 is held by clamping it ing ring container 25, the split bearin ring formedo stout are secured together by suitable means suchas screws 26 for example.v

The two halves 25 of the bearing ringconvtainer are provided with lugs 27 to receive the legs 28,.-a suitable filler 29 surrounding the members 25- within the'metallic box 24. The box'24 is -p'ovided with a suitable cover 30 the cover' ing sound deadened by mean'snci e in asuitab e fixed support 32, the latterbefing sound deadened or insulated from the box tion, a able oling 24 by a continuationofv the sound deadening lining 3l.

In this latter embodiment of my inveni it is desired to oil the bearings a suitdevice 33 may be provi ed. In-

a plain carrying .out of my inven- I prefer to use dl'erent sounddeadening materials for thelegs, the filler andthe sound deadening lining so that their various coe'cienta ofso'und wave transmission will I n the practical tion,

.'ring, said filler .said bearing is mounted,

va shaft, an outer stationary rin in which said outer rin i said bearing is mounted, a sound not be of the same degree in order that a sound wave travelling from the shaft to the outer fixed support will be interrupted, distorted and muilied to such an extent that in large measure it will be killed before it reaches the outer fixed support (engine shell), thereby muiliing the sounds to such an extent as will substantially lessen the noise, if not entirely eliminate it. 1

' From the foregoing description, taken connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the ation and advantages of my invention will clear to those skilled in the art tiwhich it relates.

What I claim is: f

1. In a muied bearingyan inner rotatable ring and an outer stationary ring and antifriction elements between said rings; a box; means including legs oi a material constituting a poor conductor of sound for sustaining said outer'ring in a ixed'position in said box, and "a filler in said box around said outer being composed of a material constituting a poor conductor of sound waves.

2. In a muilled bearing, an inner rotatable ring and an outer stationary ring and antifriction elements between said rings; a box; means including legs of a material constituting a. poor conductor of sound for sus said outer ring ina fixed position in said-box, and a filler in said box around said outer inmg' ring, said filler being composed of ka material materials: having dierent coeilicients of A sound wave conduction.

' 3. A muffled bearing comprising aninner rotatable ring adapted to fit and rotate with a shaft, an outer stationary rin anti-friction elements beween said rings; a

a lining for said body, and a structure whi includes sound deadening material, to receive and hold said outer ring said body. l V4. A muled bearin comprising an inner rotatable ring adapte to iit and rotate with elements between said rings; a y in which said'bearing is mounted lining `for said body a metallic shellwithin said body surrounded by is rigidly held; and means mounting said h o der in said shell, said means includin sound deadening elements.

5. A muiiled arin comprising an inner rotatable ring adapt t'o iit and rotate with a shaft, an outer stationary ringlttfriction elements between said rings; y inwhch deadening limnor said body a metallic shell within said y surrounde by said lining.;

in whichs'aid outer is rigidly held; and

, anti-friction' dy in which sound deadenincg and mount it within a sounddggdening said lining; a holder aholder lseid beuring is mounted? n sound Suid M ineens mounting said holder in said shell, seid means-including sound deadening elements which comrise legs und u hller.,

o. A med beorin comprising inner rotntable ring adopte 1f to ht und rotute with u sboft, un outer stutionu ti-,iction elements betwen seid rings; u it dy in which deudeniu lining lor said body u metallic shell Within said body surround by seid lining; u holder in which seid outer ring is rigidly held; und meuns mounting said holder in suid shell, seid ineens including sound deudcning ele- Vments which compriselegs und u ller, the l5- muteriuls of which said legs und ler ure composed having diderent coemcients ol sound weve transmission.

' 7., A m ll? beorin comprising un inner rotatable .ring adepte to ht und rotute withl o shalt, im outer stutionury rin enti-friction elements between seid rings; u dy in which seid bearing is mounted, u sound deudening linin lor seid body u metallic shell within nl surrounded by seid lining; n holderl in which said outer rin is rigidly held; und menus mounting seid ho der in seid shell, seid moons including sound deudening elements, seid bolder comprisingn split ring with sechs u lugs und seid mountln moons coinprising sound deedening legs held in suid soclreted lu i l/ d. il. mult boerin comprising un inner rotutnble ring udupte to ht und rototc with u shult, un outer stationary ring, anti-friction elements between Suid rings; u body in which seid bearing is mounted, u sound deadening lining for suid y 'u metullic shell Within seid body surrounds by soid lining; o holder in which smid outer rin is rigidly held; und moons mounting smid heder in seid shell, said means including sound deudening elements., seid holder comprising n' split ring with soclreted lugs und suid mountm menus coinprising sound dendening legs sld in Suid socketed lugs, und u hller ol sound deudening M materiel.

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